Trail Runner magazine

I’ve tested trail shoes for Trail Runner magazine since 2013, after answering a Facebook post that asked readers to describe in one sentence why we should be chosen to test shoes. My response: “I love to run trails and eat cookies in North Carolina; hoping to complete my first ultra this year!” either stood out for its utter lack of impressive race pedigree, or its proper use of a semicolon. Anyway, I usually receive new trail shoes every fall or spring and love putting them to the test! What a sweet gig!

Review snippets:

Brooks Calderas, Spring 2017 (the Subaru Outback reference wasn’t mine. That was someone copying my car comparison from the Toyota Camry, below–my question was whether they were designed for running from volcanic eruptions, as their name suggests, although this did not make it into the review)